From the first look, it seems that the onscreen keyboard in Windows 8 cannot be moved from its default position at the bottom of the screen:
However, sometimes it obstructs the input field and should be repositioned (see iOS 5's screenshots for examples)
So the question is, can it actually move? If it can, how can I do that? If it cannot, is it possible to use the keyboard to fill an input field that is underneath it?
Best Answer
The keyboard you are using has two modes - docked and undocked:
To switch between the two modes, click this button:
Alternatively, you can use the on-screen keyboard that used to be an accessibility feature in previous versions of Windows. To launch this, open the Start screen and type
keyboard
, then select this application:This will appear as a desktop window instead, and has a larger choice of buttons: